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Quick Thought – Wednesday, September 4, 2024: Small Group Protection

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Hebrews 10:19-39 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, August 23, 2024: Prayer is Enough

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 6:5-15 “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” Matthew 6:6 Reflect Tragedy is hard … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, July 9, 2024: Patient Endurance

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 12:9-21 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 Reflect You’ve been sitting just behind the first car at a traffic light for the past two minutes and the light finally turns green – but … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, June 16, 2024 (Father’s Day): Thank God For Fathers

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 127 “Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,    the fruit of the womb a reward.Like arrows in the hand of a warrior    are the children of one’s youth.Blessed is the man    who fills his quiver with them!He shall not be put to shame    when he … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, June 10, 2024: The Blessing of Children

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Psalm 127 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,     the fruit of the womb a reward. Psalm 127:3 Reflect Throughout my life, I always knew I wanted to be a father. Like so many young men, I had visions of … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, May 20, 2024: A Father’s Sacrifice

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 5:1-11 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, May 12, 2024 (Mother’s Day): Thank God for Mothers

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Exodus 2:1-10 When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, March 18, 2024: The Betrayal of a Friend

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 26:47-56 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him.  Matthew 26:48-49 … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, March 18, 2023: The Betrayal of a Friend

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 26:47-56 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him.  Matthew 26:48-49 … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, February 26, 2023: Act Like Children (First Sunday in Lent)

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 18:1-6 Matthew 19:13-15 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:4 Reflect I love working with children. For a while, I worked as a substitute teacher, and I worked with … Continue reading →

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